Greece women's national water polo team
| FINA code | GRE |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Galanolefki (The Blue-white) Ethniki (The National) |
| Association | Hellenic Swimming Federation |
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
| Head coach | Charis Pavlidis |
| Asst coach | Antonios Vlontakis |
| Captain | Margarita Plevritou |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 7 (as of 1 August 2023) |
| Highest | 5 (2011) |
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | (2004) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1998) |
| Best result | (2011) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1997) |
| Best result | (2025) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | (2005) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1989) |
| Best result | (2010, 2012, 2018, 2022) |
| Europa Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | (2018) |
| Mediterranean Games | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | (2018) |
| Media | |
| Website | koe.org.gr |
The Greece women's national water polo team represents Greece in international women's water polo competitions. Since the mid-1990s, Greece have emerged as one of the leading powers in the world, becoming World Champions after their gold medal win at the 2011 World Championship.
They have also won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the 2005 World League, 4 silver medals at the 2010, 2012, 2018 European Championships and 2022 European Championships[1][2] and the gold medal at the 2018 Europa Cup. Since 2021, the head coach of the Greek National Team is Alexia Kammenou, a former water polo player.
Honours
Gold medals
Silver medals
Bronze medals
| Competition | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| World Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| World Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| World League | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| European Championship | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Europa Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mediterranean Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
Results
Olympic Games
| Year[3] | Position |
|---|---|
| 1996 (unofficial competition) | 6th[a] |
| 2004 | |
| 2008 | 8th |
| 2024 | 7th |
| Total | 3/7 |
World Championship
| Year[3] | Position |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 5th |
| 2001 | 7th |
| 2003 | 9th |
| 2005 | 5th |
| 2007 | 8th |
| 2009 | 4th |
| 2011 | |
| 2013 | 6th |
| 2015 | 6th |
| 2017 | 7th |
| 2019 | 8th |
| 2022 | 7th |
| 2023 | 8th |
| 2024 | 4th |
| Total | 14/17 |
FINA World Cup
| Year[3] | Position |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 6th |
| 1999 | 8th |
| 2002 | 7th |
| 2006 | 6th |
| 2010 | 7th |
| 2023 | 5th |
| 2025 | |
| Total | 7/19 |
FINA World League
| Year[3] | Position |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 6th |
| 2005 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2009 | 7th |
| 2010 | |
| 2011 | 4th |
| 2012 | |
| 2020 | 6th |
| Total | 8/19 |
European Championships
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 7th |
| 1991 | 7th |
| 1993 | 7th |
| 1995 | 4th |
| 1997 | 7th |
| 1999 | 5th |
| 2001 | 4th |
| 2003 | 5th |
| 2006 | 6th |
| 2008 | 6th |
| 2010 | |
| 2012 | |
| 2014 | 6th |
| 2016 | 5th |
| 2018 | |
| 2020 | 6th |
| 2022 | |
| 2024 | |
| 2026 | Qualified |
| Total | 19/21 |
LEN Europa Cup
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Mediterranean Games
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Note
- a. ^ The women had to wait for Olympic recognition by the IOC, and played their own "Olympic Tournament" with twelve competing teams, from 29 May to 7 June 1996 in Emmen, Netherlands.
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The roster was announced on 4 July 2024.[4]
Head coach: Alexia Kammenou[5]
- 1 Chrysi Diamantopoulou GK
- 2 Eleftheria Plevritou D
- 3 Ioanna Chydirioti W
- 4 Nikoleta Eleftheriadou W
- 5 Margarita Plevritou (c) CB
- 6 Eleni Xenaki CF
- 7 Alexandra Asimaki CF
- 8 Maria Patra CB
- 9 Eirini Ninou D
- 10 Vasiliki Plevritou D
- 11 Athina Giannopoulou D
- 12 Maria Myriokefalitaki CF
- 13 Ioanna Stamatopoulou GK
Past squads
- 2004 Olympic Games – Silver Medal
- 2005 FINA World League – Gold Medal
- 2010 European Championship – Silver Medal
- 2011 World Championship – Gold Medal
- 2012 European Championship – Silver Medal
- 2018 Europa Cup – Gold Medal
- Eleni Kouvdou, Christina Tsoukala, Vasiliki Diamantopoulou, Nikoleta Eleftheriadou, Margarita Plevritou, Alkisti Avramidou, Alexandra Asimaki, Ioanna Chydirioti, Maria Patra, Anastasia Kalargirou, Eleftheria Plevritou, Eleni Xenaki, Chrysi Diamantopoulou. Head Coach: Giorgos Morfesis[6]
- 2018 European Championship – Silver Medal
- 2022 European Championship – Silver Medal
- Ioanna Stamatopoulou, Eleftheria Plevritou, Ioanna Chydirioti, Eleni Elliniadi, Margarita Plevritou, Eleni Xenaki, Eirini Ninou, Maria Patra, Foteini Tricha, Vasiliki Plevritou, Athina Giannopoulou, Maria Myriokefalitaki, Stefania Santa, Christina Siouti, Eleni Sotireli, Alexandra Asimaki; Head Coach: Alexia Kammenou
Under-20 team
Greece lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships[7] where they won the silver medal.
See also
- Greece women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- Greece men's national water polo team
- List of world champions in women's water polo
References
- ^ [1] Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ H αρχηγός της Εθνικής, Αλεξάνδρα Ασημάκη, στο Aquafeed24.com
- ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Οι «13» της Αλεξίας Καμμένου για τους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες". koe.org.gr. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Greece" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ LEN Europa Cup 2018 – Final Greece–Russia 9–8
- ^ Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.